HINES Zachariah

About 1851 Zachariah Hines came to Ohio County, Kentucky from Tennessee.
He was accompanied by his wife. Sarah and at least three children; born
7 Jan. 1843, all three were born in Tennessee. The marriage and subsequent census records of the three children consistently indicate that Zachariah Hines and their mother were born in the State of Virginia.

Zachariah Hines and his family arrived in Ohio County sometime between mid 1850 and 3 July, 1851. He is first listed in the tax records of Ohio County in 1851, he does not appear in the 1850 census of Ohio County or in the index of or the 1850 census of the State of Kentucky. The Hines family settled in the northern part of Ohio County in the area between the communities of Bells Run (formerly known as Westerfield) and Pleasant Ridge, about one mile south of the Ohio-Daviess County line.
They made their home near the family of Thomas and Malinda Townsley who also came from Tennessee, they had made the trip about three years earlier. Thomas Townsley was born about 1815 in Tennessee and his wife Malinda, about 1817 in Tennessee. Grandchildren of Zachariah Hines (Family of Gilbert A. Hines) referred to grandchildren of the Townsley's as cousins.

In the tax records of Ohio County, Zachariah Hines is listed in the years of 1851, 1852 and 1857. the tax books for the years of 1853-1856 and 1858 are missing. In 1851 he was assessed taxes for 100 acres on Panther Creek and in the age category of 5-16 he was shown as having two children of that age living in his home. In 1852 he was taxed on 110 acres on Panther Creek and in the category of children aged 6-18 two were listed. In the 1857 tax list he was listed as having no land and two children aged 6-18 were in his home.